Receiving and delivering apparatus for use with traveling vehicles.



H. F. BITTLINGER & J. J. ENNIS. RECEIVING AND DELIVERING APPARATUS FOR.USE WITH TRAVELING VEHIGLES.

APPLICATION FILED FBBRZO, 1909.

Patented 'Aug. 30, 1910.

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H. F. BITTLINGER & J. J. ENNIS. RECEIVING AND DELIVERING APPARATUS FORUSE WITH TRAVELING VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20, 1909. 968,639. Patented Aug. 30, 1910.

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H. F. BITTLINGER & J. J. ENNIS. RECEIVING AND DELIVERING APPARATUS FORUSE WITH TRAVELING VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20, 1909.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY F. BITTLINGER AND JOHN J. ENNIS, OF GOVINGTON, KENTUCKY.

RECEIVING AND DELIVERING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH TRAVELING VEHICLES.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HARRY F. BITTLIN- GER and JoHN J. ENNIS, citizensof the United States, residing at Covington, in the county of Kenton andState of Kentucky, have jointly invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Receiving and Delivering Apparatus for Use withTraveling Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to receiving and delivering apparatus for use withtraveling vehicles, and is intended for use in connection with thereceiving and delivering of mail, express packages and the like.

It is the object of our invention to provide a receiving and deliveringdevice which is capable of handling the packages or receptaclescontaining mail, express packages or the like, without injury to thecontents of the same, and which is capable of operation irrespective ofthe speed with which the vehicle is traveling.

One of the mail receiving devices which is now in extensive use issubject to the obj ection that it is provided with an arm which contactsthe mail bag at about its middle and is therefore liable to injure thecontents of the bag, making it impossible to send breakable packages ina bag which is handled in this manner. The device is subject to thefurther objection that if the car on which it is arranged is nottraveling at the required speed, the device will miss catching the bag,and it has the further objection that when caught the bag must beimmediately held by the operator on the car to prevent the This latternecessity also makes the device dangerous.

It is the object of our invention to provide a device capable ofreceiving and delivering mail or other articles irrespective of thespeed at which the vehicle is moving, and to provide a device of thischaracter capable of receiving or delivering the bag or receptaclewithout injury. Further to provide a device of this character which iseasily manipulated, and further to provide a device of this character inwhich the danger of injury to the operator is removed.

It is a further object of our invention to provide a device of thischaracter having apparatus on the vehicle which is capable of beingcollapsed, so that said apparatus may be swung into the interior of thevehicle and collapsed for occupying a minimum Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed February 20, 1909.

Patented Aug. 30, 1910.

Serial No. 479,050.

amount of space when not in use and for permitting the door of thevehicle to be closed when said apparatus is inside the vehicle.

Our invention will be further readily understood from the followingdescription and claims, and from the drawings, in which latter:

Figure 1 represents an end elevation, look.- ing in the direction oflength of the track and in the direction in which the car is traveling,showing our improved device as attached to the car and located at thestation, with the car partly broken away. Fig. 2 is a plan view of thesame, showing the arms of the apparatus in extended relation, andshowing the outer arm of the car ap paratus swung inwardly in dottedlines. Fig. 3 is a bottom view looking upwardly from the section-line zzof Fig. 1, showing a detail of means for mounting the postarm. Fig. 4 isa plan view of the car apparatus, with the car partly broken away,showing the arms horizontally collapsed in side the car, and with thecar-door closed. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the car apparatus, withparts partly broken away, showing the arms vertically collapsed insidethe car, with the car-door closed. Fig. 6 is an end elevation of thesame. Fig. 7 is a detail partly in edge elevation, showing the arms onthe car in extended relation, and partly in vertical section on the liney-y of Fig. 2. Fig. 8 is a detail of the latch mechanism for the arms onthe car, shown in section on the line z-0c of Fig. 2. Fig. 9 is a detailin section on the line ww of Fig. 5, showing the link-support fortheouter arm when in vertically collapsed position; and, Fig. 10 is anenlarged plan view of the receiver and deliverer, partly broken away andwith the upper parts of the protecting covers broken away for exposingthe retaining fingers.

1 represents the vehicle, such as a mail car, and which we shallhereinafter refer to as the car, and 2 indicates the station. At thestation there is a post 3 which supports a receiver 4 anda deliverer 5,the receiver being shown in a lower horizontal plane than the horizontalplane of the deliverer, and having a space 6 provided between the same.This space is adapted to accommodate the receiver 7 and the deliverer 8on the car, which are preferably in the same horizontal plane. It isobvious that the receiver and deliverer on the car may if desired bevertically spaced apart, and the receiver and deliverer at the stationbe in the same horizontal plane, but for permitting the receiver anddeliverer on the car to be more readily received within the car, whennot in use, we prefer to place them in substantially the same horizontalplane for providing a more compact construction.

The receiver on the post preferably comprises a fork 9 which projectslengthwise of the track, the near rail of which is shown at 10.

11 12 are fingers pivoted to the tines of the fork and preferablyspring-pressed for yielding inwardly or toward the base of the fork, andprevented from yielding outwardly, all in a manner to be hereinafterdescribed. Covers 13 1st are provided for this finger-mechanism forprotecting the same from the weather. ()ne of the fingers is preferablyprovided with a handle 15 for its manual manipulation. The fork 9 isshown on a plate 16.

The deliverer 5 is on a plate 17 provided with a mouth 18, upon the lips19 20 of which fingers 21 22 are pivoted and arranged to yieldoutwardly, the inward movement of the same being also preferablylimited, all in manner to be hereinafter described. One of these fingersis provided with a handle 23 for its manual manipulation.

The receptacles for the mail, express or other matter are shown in theform of bags 24 25, suspended from the receivers and deliverers by meansof hangers 26. These hangers are applicable for both the car and stationmechanism, and for the mechanism at the various stations. They comprisebuttons 27 28 shown as half-balls, connected by a shank 29, which may bea flexible connection in the form of a rope. The respective hangers haveclasp-hooks 30 at their bottoms, from which the bags are suspended.

The plates 16 17 are secured to an arm 31 on the post 3. This ispreferably accom plished by providing the plate 16 with slots 32 throughwhich bolts 33 pass into a head 3% of the arm 31, the head beingprovided with ears 35 against which the sides of the plate 16 arereceived-for preventing turning of the plate on the arm. The plate 17 issimilarly secured, by providing the same with slots 36 through whichbolts 37 are received into the head, the head being provided with cars38 against which the sides of the plate 17 are guided. This adjustmentis for the purpose of permitting the station-receiver and deliverer tobe shifted toward and from the vertical plane of the track or the lineof travel of the car, so as to adjust the same relatively to thereceiving and delivering mechanism on board the cars. For permittingready removal of the received bag and ready positioning of the bag to bedelivered, the arm 31 is shown pivoted to the post at 39, the arm havinga rearwardly extending shank 10 of suitable length, to which a rope 4:1is secured for raising the receiving and delivering end of said arm, therope being adapted to be fastened to a cleat 4-2 on the post. \Vhen thearm has been raised into position, a trigger 43 is arranged to engage alug 44 on the arm for holding the arm in position, the trigger beingpressed into engaging position by a spring 45 and readily released by arope 16. When the catch is released the receiver and deliverer at thestation are adapted to be lowered within convenient reach of thestation-agent so that the bag which has just been delivered may bereadily removed or a new one attached ready for delivery. The plate 16may be provided with a recess 47 and the lower face of the head with arecess 48 for permitting the rear parts of the plate and head to bereceived at the sides of the posts when the head is lowered.- The post 3may also be extensible, as by providing an upper portion 19 whichtelescopes into the base 50, the base being split as shown at- 51, aclamp 52 being arranged to clamp the upper portion rigidly to the base.

The receiving and delivering apparatus on the car is preferably soarranged that the same may be collapsed horizontally during the firstpart of its movement in order that the bag to be delivered may bereadily hung thereon and swung into position to be received by thestation receiving apparatus, and so that the bag which has beendelivered to the car may be freely swung into the same. It is alsopreferably so arranged that obstruction at the outside of the car may beavoided when the apparatus is collapsed, and further that the necessityfor opening the car-door for greater length of time than necessary toreceive and deliver the receptacle may also be avoided. It is furtheralso preferably so arranged that the same may be collapsed inside thecar for taking up as little room as possible when not in use. It isfurther also preferably so arranged that manipulation of the same may beconveniently had and that delivering and receiving of the receptaclesmay be promptly effected. In this connection it will also be understoodthat the car-doors through which the receiving and delivering takesplace are at times very narrow, being sometimes only twenty-seveninches, or thereabout, in width, and we have constructed our apparatusand in the present exemplification have shown the same so that the samemay be passed through an opening of this kind if desired.

lVe have shown the receiver and deliverer on the car on an arm 53 whichis pivoted at 5 1 on an arm 55, the pivot 54: being shown as a verticalpivot, while the arm 55 is pivoted at 56 to lugs 57 shown on a sleeve 58received about a post 59 on the car, the pivot 56 being shown as ahorizontal pivot. The arms 53 and 55 are also permitted to swingtogether horizontally. We accomplish this preferably by pivotallymounting the post, as by supporting the same pivotally in bearings 60 61respectively at the bottom and top of the post, the sleeve in thisinstance being secured to the post and rotating with the same. Thebearing 60 is shown secured to the car-floor, the bearing 61 being on abracket 62 secured to the side of the car. For supporting the armshorizontally we prefer to provide a leg 63 which is pivoted at its upperend to the arm 55 by a pivot 6d at the under face of a lug 65, and atits lower end is pivoted at 66 to a slide 67, the slide being movable upand down in a guide 68 on the sleeve. If it is desired to swing the armsupwardly, this may be done manually, which will raise the slide. Theslide will be raised to pass a catch 69, which will yield against thepressure of a spring 70, the catch returning to obstructing position toprevent dropping of the slide. If it is desired to lower the arms, thecatch is retracted by a foot-lever 71 pivoted to the sleeve at 72 andconnected with the catch by a rod 73, the catch being pivoted to thesleeve at 74. The relative positions of the arms, leg, slide and catchradial of the post will be maintained when the arms are swung about theaxis of the post. For holding the arms in extended relation we prefer toprovide a link 75 which is pivoted on a bolt 76 for permitting the linkto swing sidewardly, the bolt being on a knuckle 77 which is pivoted ona bolt 78 to the arm 53 for permitting the link to be swung up and down.At the inner end of the link there is a catch 79 adapted to releasablyengage the keeper 80, shown as an extension of the pivot-bolt whichforms the pivot of the arm 55. The link has a handle 81 thereon by whichthe link may be moved and which is shown connected with the catch 79 bya stem 82, a spring 83 normally pressing the catch into engagingposition, the keeper being received in a recess 84c of the link. Thelink provides convenient means for swinging the outer arm. The arms mayalso be locked together so that the same may be swung together and alsohung in up and down position without collapsing. For accomplishing thiswe prefer to provide the arm 55 with a recess 85 (see Fig. 9) betweenlips 86 87 having inclined faces 88 89 for readily guiding the link intosaid recess, the bottom of the recess being preferably widened so thatwhen the link is received diagonally therein (see Fig. a

portion of the lips may overhang the same for retaining the link, thelink however being readily removable when inalinement with said lips. Apin 90 supports the link against said lips, and thereby supports the arm53 from the arm 55, when said arms are placed in up and down position.The arms are provided with a brace 91 shown as an extension of the arm55 adapted to engage the side 92 of the car, a plate 93 being arrangedto receive the impact of the same. A latch 94: is adapted to hold thearm in outer position, the latch being ar ranged to be received in arecess 95 in a lug 96 on the plate 93. The latch is preferablyautomatically operated. It is shown on a rod 97 (see Fig. 8) slidablelongitudinally in bearings 98 on the arm 55 and pressed outwardly by aspring 99. A. lever 100 is articulated with the rod and is pivoted at101 to the arm 55. The upper end of the lever is arranged to becontacted by the arm 53, as by a lug 102 thereon, when the arm 53 isswung inwardly, so that, in arranging said arms in collapsed relation,the arm 53 will first be swung inwardly until the fork thereon passesthe door opening 103, when the lever 100 will be engaged for releasingthe latch and permitting both the arms to move inwardly.

The receiver 7 on the car is provided with a fork 104, the tines ofwhich are provided with fingers 105 106 pivoted thereto under covers 107108.. One of these fingers is preferably provided with a handle 109 forits manual manipulation. The deliverer 8 I on the car is provided with amouth 110, upon the lips 111 112 of which fingers 113 114 are pivotedunder a cover 115. One of these fingers is provided with a handle 116for its manual manipulation. A cover 117 may also be received over thefingers 21 22 of the station deliverer.

The receiver and deliverer at the station and on the car are preferablyof similar construction, the construction being more clearly shown inFig. 10, which shows the receiver and deliverer on the car. Thus thefingers of the receiver are pivoted on pins 118 119 secured to therespective tines of the receiver-fork, springs 120 121 pressingagainstlugs 122 123 on said fingers for pressing the swinging ends ofsaid fingers outwardly, said fingers engaging stops 124v 125 on saidtines, which limit their outward movement, the fingers having inwardyield for permitting the shank of the support hung from the station orlocal deliverer to be received to rear of said fingers, when saidfingers will retract to normal or locking position for locking saidsupport to said receiver. The fingers of the deliverers are pivotedonpins 126 127 secured to the lips thereof, a spring 128 pressing saidfingers inwardly against stops 129 130 for closing said fingers andretaining a support suspended from the deliverer, but permitting saidfingers to yield outwardly for releasing said support when the pullingstrain of the opposed receiver is applied thereto.

' In operation the receiver on the car, or traveling receiver, isadapted to receive the receptacle from the deliverer at the station, orlocal deliverer, and the receiver at the station, or local receiver, isadapted to receive the receptacle from the deliverer on the car, ortraveling deliverer. The car is shown traveling in the direction of thearrow a. In order to guide the hangers correctly in spite ofside-vibration of the car we have provided the spread forks for thereceivers. The strain of the delivering on the apparatus on the car isin a direction opposite to the direction of the arrow. The link 75provides means for resisting this strain between the arms and the brace91 between the arms and the side of the car braces the arms against theshock caused by the transference of the receptacle. In this mannerunintentional lateral vibration of the arms is also avoided and meansprovided whereby the arms may be assured of passing the door-framewithout contact with the same.

Our improved device also provides means whereby the bags or receptaclesmay be swung inwardly or outwardly on the car very easily and safely,and means are also provided whereby this may be accomplished without thenecessity of the operator exposing any part of his body beyond theoutside line of the car.

To illustrate the convenience of our improved apparatus it will be notedfrom the position of the outer arm shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, thatthe receiver, which is adapted to support the receptacle which has beenreceived by the car, is the first part of the arms to enter the car, thespread forks of the same being presented to the inside of the car, sothat the received receptacle may be readily removed therefrom, and itwill be further noted from the position of the parts in Fig. 4, thatjust prior to swinging the arms outwardly, the car deliverer is in mostconvenient position for having the recepta-cle to be delivered placedtherein, the car deliverer being then swung outwardly and supportingsaid receptacle until received by the station receiver.

Our improved device also provides means whereby the entire apparatus maybe received within the inside of the car when not in use, and thecar-door, indicated at 131, closed, and whereby also the manipulation ofthe same may take place from the inside of the car. It also providesmeans whereby the receptacles may be received or delivered irrespectiveof the speed of .travel of the car. Thus it will be noted that when thereceiver makes contact with the shank of the hanger suspended from thedeliverer, the deliverer will retain the hanger until the shank isreceived to rear of the jaws on the receiver and the jaws have beenclosed for locking the shank to the receiver. The further passage of thecar will cause cont-act of the lower button 28 by the receiver forpulling the hanger away from the jaws of the deliverer, these jawsopening outwardly only for releasing the hanger against the strain ofthe moving car. This action takes place whether the car is travelingexceedingly fast or hardly at all. In our improved device alsounnecessary obstruction to ingress and egress through the door openingis avoided.

Having thus fully described our invention what we claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A receiving device of the character described for use with travelingvehicles comprising a plurality of arms articulated together, one ofsaid arms being supported on the other of said arms, said arms arrangedtor successive extension and collectively articulated on the travelingvehicle for swinging in substantially horizontal planes through thedoor-opening of the vehicle, and a package-receiving device on one ofsaid arms.

2. A receiving device of the character described for use with travelingvehicles comprising a plurality of arms articulated together, one ofsaid arms being supported on the other of said arms, said arms arrangedfor successive extension and collectively articulated on the travelingvehicle for swinging in substantially horizontal planes through thedoor-opening of the vehicle, and a packagereceiving device on one ofsaid arms, said arms collectively supported for permitting the same tocollapse into substantial up-and-down position.

3. A receiving device of the character described for use with travelingvehicles comprising a plurality of pivoted arms articulated together,one of said arms being supported on the other of said arms, said armsarranged for successive extension and collectively articulated on thetraveling vehicle for swinging in substantially horizontal planesthrough the door-opening of the vehicle, and a package-receiving deviceon one of said arms, said arms collectively supported for permitting thesame to collapse into substantial up-and-down position, and means forreleasably supporting said arms in substantially horizontal position.

4. A receiving and delivering device of the character described for usewith traveling vehicles comprising a plurality of arms articulatedtogether, one of said arms being supported on the other of said arms,said arms arranged for successive extension and collectively articulatedon the traveling vehicle for swinging in substantially hori- 'Zontalplanes through the door-opening of the vehicle, and package receivingand delivering devices on one of said arms.

5. A receiving and delivering device of the character described for usewith traveling vehicles comprising a plurality of arms articulatedtogether and collectively articulated on the traveling vehicle forswinging in substantially horizontal planes through the door-opening ofthe vehicle, and package receiving and delivering devices on one of saidarms, said arms collectively supported for permitting the same tocollapse into substantial upand-down position.

6. A receiving and delivering device of the character described for usewith traveling vehicles comprising a plurality of arms articulatedtogether and collectively articulated on the traveling vehicle forswinging in substantially horizontal planes through the door-opening ofthe vehicle, and package receiving and delivering devices on one of saidarms, said arms collectively supported for permitting the same tocollapse into substantial up-and-down position, and means for releasablysupporting said arms in substantially horizontal position.

7. In a device of the character described, the combination with avehicle having a door-opening, of a plurality of arms movably heldtogether for arranging the same in successively extended relation, oneof said arms being pivoted inside said vehicle, and another of said armshaving a receptacle supporting device thereon, said plurality of armsbeing relatively collapsible for swinging the same through saiddoor-opening upon said pivot inside said vehicle.

8. In a device of the character described, the combination with avehicle having a door-opening, of a plurality of arms movably heldtogether for arranging the same in successively extended relation, oneof said arms being pivoted inside said vehicle and another of said armhaving a receptaclesupporting device thereon, said plurality of armsbeing relatively collapsible for swinging the same through saiddoor-opening upon said pivot inside said vehicle, and means between saidarms for holding the same in extended relation.

9. In a device of the character described, the combination with avehicle having a door-opening, of a plurality of arms movably heldtogether for arranging the same in successively extended relation, oneof said arms being pivoted inside said vehicle and another of said armshaving a receptaclesupporting device thereon, said plurality of armsbeing relatively collapsible for swinging the same through saiddoor-opening upon said pivot inside said vehicle, and a lock betweensaid arms and vehicle for locking the same in position for projectingoutside said door-opening.

10. In a device of the character described, the combination with avehicle having a door-opening, of a plurality of arms movably heldtogether for arranging the same in successively extended relation, oneof said arms being pivoted inside said vehicle and another of said armshaving a receptaclesupporting device thereon, said plurality of armsbeing relatively collapsible for swinging the same through saiddoor-opening upon said pivot inside said vehicle, said arms beingarranged to collapse and extend in substantially horizontal position,and

- articulating means for permitting said arms to be swung intosubstantial up-and-down position.

11. In a device of the character described, the combination with avehicle having a door-opening, of a plurality of arms articulatedtogether for arranging the same in successively extended relation, oneof said arms being pivoted inside said vehicle and another of said armshaving a receptaclesupport-ing device thereon, said plurality of armsbeing relatively collapsible for swinging the same through saiddoor-opening upon said pivot inside said vehicle, a link between saidarms for holding the same in extended relation, and means forpositioning said link between said arms for relatively positioning saidarms when in collapsed relation.

12. In a device of the character described, the combination with avehicle having a door-opening, of a plurality of arms articulatedtogether for arranging the same in successively extended relation insubstantially horizontal positions, one of said arms having a pivotinside said vehicle and another of said arms having areceptacle-supporting device thereon, said plurality of arms beingrelatively collapsible for swinging the same through said door-openingupon said pivot inside said vehicle, a brace between said arms andvehicle arranged to swing with said arms, and a lock between said braceand vehicle.

13. In a device of the character described, the combination with avehicle having a door-opening, of a plurality of arms articulatedtogether for arranging the same in successively extended relation insubstantially horizontal positions, one of said arms having a pivotinside said vehicle and another of said arms having areceptacle-supporting device thereon, said plurality of arms beingrelatively collapsible for swinging the same through said door-openingupon said pivot inside said vehicle, a brace bet-ween said arms andvehicle arranged to swing with said arms, a lock between said brace andvehicle, and means between said arms for automatically releasing saidlook upon collapsing said arms.

14. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination of astationary receptacle-supporting support and a travelingreceptacle-supporting support, each of said supports comprising a.receiver and a deliverer, each of said receivers comprising a fork, andan inwardly yielding finger mounted upon each tine of said fork and eachof said deliverers comprising a mouth and an outwardly yielding fingermounted on each lip of said mouth, and covers for the yielding means ofsaid fingers, substantially as described.

15. In apparatus of the character described, the combination of astationary receptaclesupporting support and a travelingreceptacle-supporting support, each of said sup ports comprising areceiver and a deliverer, each of said receivers comprising a fork, andan inwardly yielding finger mounted upon each tine of said fork, andeach of said deliverers comprising a mouth and an out wardly yieldingfinger mounted on each lip of said mouth, and handles for manuallyseparating the fingers of said respective receivers and deliverers,substantially as described.

16. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination of astationary receptaole-supporting support and a travelingreceptacle-supporting support, each of said supports comprising areceiver and a deliverer, the receiver and deliverer on at least one ofsaid supports being vertically spaced apart for permitting passage ofthe other of said supports, hangers from which the receptacles arearranged to be suspended from said support, said hangers respectivelycomprising a shank, buttons at the ends of said shank, and a releasableclasp for the receptacle, each of said receivers comprising awide-mouthed fork, fingers on said fork, means for permitting inwardyield of said fingers for receiving one of said shanks behind them,means for preventing outward yield of said fingers for maintaining saidshank behind said fingers, said deliverer provided with mouths, fingerspivoted to said mouths, and means for pressing said fingers inwardly fornormally retaining one of said shanks in said mouth but permittingremoval of said shank from said month by pulling strain upon said hangerby the opposing receiver, substantially as described.

17 In an apparatus of the character described, the combination of apost, an arm pivoted thereon, a receiver and a delivercr secured to saidarm, and means for permitting adjustment of said receiver and deliverertoward and from said post for adjusting the same with relation to theline of travel of a mating traveling receiver and deliverer, and meansfor adjusting the pivot of said arm up and down, substantially asdescribed.

18. In apparatus of the character de-- ceases scribed, the combinationwith a car havin a door-opening, of arms hinged together 'or lateralextension with relation to said car, a receptaclesupport on one of saidarms, said arms being collectively hinged to said car, and constructedand arranged for permitting said receptacle-support to be swung towardsaid door-opening by the relative swinging between said arms, and forpermitting said receptacle-support to be swung into the interior of saidcar by the collective swinging of said arms, for the purpose specified.

19. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a carhaving a door-opening, of a plurality of arms hinged together forextending the same by swinging in substantially horizontal planes, areceptaole-support thereon, means for permitting the said arms to swingcollectively in a substantially horizontal plane, and a releasable linkbetween said arms, substantially as described.

20. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a carhaving a door-opening, of a plurality of arms hinged together forextending the same by swinging in substantially horizontal planes, areceptacle-support thereon, means for permitting the said arms to swingcollectively in a substantially horizontal plane, a releasable linkbetween said arms, and a brace between said arms and car, substantiallyas described.

21. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a carhaving a dooropening, of a plurality of arms collectively pivoted atsaid door-opening for collectively swinging in substantially horizontalplanes, said arms hinged together for relatively swinging in substantialhorizontal planes, a positioning-catch between said arms and said car,and releasing means for said catch actuated by a relative swingingmovement between said arms, substantially as described.

22. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a carhaving a door-opening, of an inner arm pivoted adjacent saiddoor-opening for swinging in a substantially horizontal plane, an outerarm pivoted with relation to said inner arm for swinging with andindependently of said inner arm in a substantially horizontal plane, areceptacle-support on said outer arm, and a releasable link for holdingsaid arms in relatively fixed relation, substantially as described.

23. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a carhaving a door-opening, of an inner arm pivoted adjacent saiddoor-opening for swinging in a substantially horizontal plane, an outerarm pivoted with relation to said inner arm for swinging with andindependently of said inner arm in a substantially horizontal plane,

a receptacle-support on said outer arm, a link attached to said outerarm and releasably secured with relation to said inner arm for holdingsaid arms in fixed extended relation, and securing means on said innerarm for said link for holding said arms in closed relation,substantially as described.

24. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a carhaving a door-opening, of an inner arm pivoted adjacent saiddoor-opening for swinging in a substantially horizontal plane, an outerarm pivoted with relation to said inner arm for swinging with andindependently of said inner arm in a substantially horizontal plane, areceptaclesupport on said outer arm, a link attached to said outer armand releas ably secured with relation to said inner arm for holding saidarms in fixed extended relation, securing means on said inner arm forsaid link for holding said arms in closed relation, and means forpermitting said arms to swing into up and down position, substantiallyas described.

25. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a carhaving a door-opening, of an inner arm pivoted adjacent saiddoor-opening for swinging in a Substantially horizontal plane, an outerarm pivoted with relation to said inner arm for swinging with andindependently of said inner arm in a substantially horizontal plane, areceptacle-support on said outer arm, a releasable link between saidarms for holding the same in extended relation, a releasable catchbetween said arms and car for holding said arms in fixed relation tosaid car, and releasing means for said catch between said arms having acontact-part arranged to be contacted by one of said arms when closingsaid arms for releasing said catch, substantially as described.

26. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a carhaving a door-opening, of an inner arm pivoted adjacent saiddoor-opening for swinging in a substantially horizontal plane, an outerarm pivoted with relation to said inner arm for swinging with andindependently of said inner arm in a substantially horizontal plane, areceptacle-support on said outer arm, said arms being permitted torelatively close, means for permitting swinging of said arms intosubstantial up and down position, and means for supporting said arms insubstantially horizontal position, said lastnamed means comprising amovable leg pivoted to one of said arms and arranged to swing with saidinner arm, substantially as described.

27. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a carhaving a door-opening, an upright sleeve adjacent said door-opening,arranged to rock about its longitudinal axis, an inner arm having asubstantially horizontal pivot thereon, an outer arm having asubstantially vertical pivot on said inner arm, a receptacle-support onsaid outer arm, a leg pivoted to said inner arm, said sleeve having aguide-way therein for guiding the other end of said leg, and areleasable catch between said sleeve and leg for positioning said legfor holding said arms in substantially horizontal planes, said innerarm, leg and sleeve arranged to maintain their relative radial positionsupon rocking of said sleeve, and said outer arm arranged to swing withand independently of said inner arm, substantially as described.

28. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a carhaving a door-opening, of an inner arm pivoted adjacent saiddoor-opening, an outer arm pivoted to said inner arm, both said armsarranged to swing in .substantially horizontal planes and said outer armarranged to swing with and independently of said inner arm, a releasablelink for holding said arms in extended relation, a catch between saidinner arm and car for holding said inner arm in fixed relation to saidcar, releasing means for said catch between said arms having acontact-part arranged to be engaged by one of said arms upon the closingof said arms for placing said receptacle-support adjacent saiddoor-opening, and constructed for permitting both said arms to swingthrough said door-opening upon release of said catch, substantially asdescribed.

29. In a device of the character described, the combination with avehicle havin a door-opening, of a plurality of arms artlculatedtogether for arranglng the same in successively extended relation insubstantially horizontal positions, one of said arms having a pivotinside said vehicle and another of said arms having a receptaclereceiving device thereon, and arranged for relatively collapsing saidplurality of arms and swinging the same through said dooropening uponsaid pivot inside said vehicle, a catch for securing said arms outsidesaid vehicle, means connecting with said catch and operated by thecollapsing of said arms for releasing the same, and means for permittingsaid arms to swing into substantial up and down position inside saidvehicle, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have subscribed our names hereto in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

HARRY F. BITTLINGER. JOHN J. ENNIS. lVitnesses:

CONSTANT SoU'rHwoRTH, LILLIAN BURNETT.

